A Woman is No Man

by Etaf Rum

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. We’ve been taught that silence would save us, but it won’t.

“Soon you’ll learn that there’s no room for love in a woman’s life.

There’s only one thing you’ll need, and that’s sabr, patience.”